PLANTS Profile for Spergularia canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian sandspurry)

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Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis
Canadian sandspurry

Symbol:

SPCAC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis

Tissa canadensis

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 60. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis

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Synonyms:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis

TICA4

Tissa canadensis (Pers.) Britton

Distribution:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI), CAN (BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, NU, ON, PE, QC), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 12 species in Spergularia, 2 varieties in Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don

Classification:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Spergularia (Pers.) J. Presl & C. Presl – sandspurry
Species	Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don – Canadian sandspurry
Variety	Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis – Canadian sandspurry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Spergularia canadensis
Canada sand-spurry		Threatened
Rhode Island:
Spergularia canadensis
northern sand-spurrey		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis

Spergularia canadensis:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,OBL

OBL

FACW

OBL

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Spergularia canadensis (Pers.) G. Don var. canadensis

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530503.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/26/2013 01:52 AM CDT